Alex Buchman enters his fifth season as an assistant coach with the Piedmont men's soccer program in the fall of 2020. Buchman joined the Piedmont staff after serving as an Assistant Coach/Goalkeeper Coach with the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2017.
The fall of 2021 saw Buchman oversee the development of freshman goalkeeper CJ Wyborn, who finished third in the USA South in save percentage at .787. He also helped Cameron Earls complete his legendary career as Earls was named a CoSIDA Academic All-American and All-USA South First Team.
In the spring 2021 season, Buchman helped guide the Lions to a 6-6 finish that included a perfect 5-0 home record. The season was highlighted by Piedmont defeating Covenant for the first time in school history and snapping a long USA South win streak by the Scots.
The 2019 season saw the Lions finish with a 7-10-2 record and a 5-6-2 mark in conference play. Buchman guided a pair of goalkeepers led by Cameron Verona with 11 starts and Samuel Pelletier earning eight starts. The two had an average save percentage of .669 with Verona leading with a .693.
In his first season with the Lions, the team finished with an 8-6-3 mark overall and 6-3-3 in the USA South. Buchman once again mentored a pair of goalkeepers who split starts with Cameron Verona finishing with a .744 save percentage and Blayton Duncan posting a .723 save percentage.
Buchman helped guide the Warhawks to a 10-6-4 record in 2017. The Warhawks posted eight shutouts as the team posting a 1.14 goals against average.
Buchman's primary responsibilities were working with the team and goalkeepers in training sessions, building a continuous recruit database, and helping administrate an annual 8v8 summer league. He also helped market soccer camps and generate fundraising initiatives.
He was a goalkeeper for the UW-Whitewater men's soccer team from 2013-2015 posting a 0.94 career goals against average and named Co-Most Valuable Player in 2015. The honor came after posting a 14-4-2 record with six shutouts as the starting keeper. He shut out Rose-Hulman (Ind.) in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament as the Warkhawks reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Buchman's last two seasons with the team.
He was also a three-year member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll and was involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Warhawk Leadership Academy, and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Buchman also served as an assistant girls soccer coach at his alma mater, Waterford Union High School, for three seasons (2014-16).
He also worked with the Milwaukee Brewers during the 2016 season as a Brew Crew Member running as a sausage mascot in the famous Sausage race. Other responsibilities included in his time with the Brew Crew were supervising the Kid's Zone, dancing on the dugout during the 7th inning stretch, and making appearances in the greater Milwaukee area.
Buchman is a 2015 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration (general management). He also recently graduated from UW-Whitewater with a master's degree in professional development (higher education leadership).
Buchman is originally from Waterford, Wisconsin and will assist Stephens in all facets of the Lions soccer program.
Last updated 7/22
